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Indo-Russian Relations in the Changing Geopolitical Environment
December 12 , 2022 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
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Geopolitical Environment
India-Russia relations have stood the test of time for several decades. But they are under considerable pressure now due to the ongoing multi-dimensional global crisis, which has impacted the two countries differently.

Russia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Economic , Geopolitical environment , Indo-Pacific , military , QUAD , Russia , Ukraine

AIIMS Cyber-Incident— An ‘e-epidemic’ Situation for Digital Bharat
December 12 , 2022 Anurag Sharma, Senior Research Associate, VIF
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तावद्भयेषु भेतव्यं यावद्भयमनागतम् । आगतं तु भयं वीक्ष्य प्रहर्तव्यमशङ्कया ॥ “A thing may be dreaded as long as it has not overtaken you, but once it has come upon you, try to get rid of it without hesitation.”– Chanakya Neeti 5.3[1]

National Security and Strategic Studies, Cyber Security

Tags : AIIMS , AIIMS Delhi , Bharat , China , CNI , crypto currency , Crypto virology , Cyber Incident , Cyber Security , India , Malware , OCG , Personal data , Ransom ware

Foreign Secretary’s Visit to Myanmar: Border Security Gets Foremost Priority
December 9 , 2022 Cchavi Vasisht, Research Associate, VIF
Commentary Views: 2930
The latest visit by the Indian Foreign Secretary, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, to Myanmar on 20-21 November 2022[1] brings back attention to India’s foremost priority, which is border management and security in Northeast India. The Indian delegation led by Foreign Secretary was received by a member of the State Adminis¬tration Council Union Minister, Lt-Gen Yar Pyae. This write-up compares the two visits of the Indian Foreign Secretaries in December 2021 and November 2022 respectively.

Myanmar, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : bilateral Relations , Borders , China-Myanmar , Drugs , India-Myanmar , Insurgency in NE , military coup Whats happening in Myanmar , Myanmar-Pakistan

India’s Healthcare Diplomacy with Africa reflects Southern Solidarity
December 8 , 2022 Samir Bhattacharya, Senior Research Associate, VIF
Article Views: 3796
The tiny African nation Gambia has recently been in the news due to the unfortunate deaths of 70 children from July to September, reportedly connected to four paediatric cough syrups made in India.[1]In September, Gambia's Government opened an investigation into the deaths of children.

Africa, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Adama Barrow , Gambia , India Africa , India Gambia Relations , Maiden Pharmaceuticals , Pharmaceutical

Russia’s Ukraine War and the Concept of Balance of Power since Congress of Vienna
December 7 , 2022 Abhishek Das
Article Views: 3880
Prologue
From Congress of Vienna to the beginning of the First World War; Europe survived for nearly a century without a major war like the one it saw ended with the Battle of Waterloo or the one it would see starting in 1914.

Russia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : balance of power , Cold War , Crimea , Great Wars , NATO , Russia , Ukraine

A Quiet Revolution in the Making
December 6 , 2022 Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM
Article Views: 3402
The RFP and Beyond
On 07 Sept 2022, a Request for Technical and Commercial Proposal (RFP) was issued by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on behalf of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the design and developmentof 5 lakh secure microchips, 50,000 of which were to be absorbed in the armed forces.

Technological and Scientific Studies

Tags : Bharat Secure Chips , BSC 1 , BSC 2 , Indian microchip industry

Why Securing the Information Domain has become an Urgent Necessity for India?
December 5 , 2022 Tejusvi Shukla
Commentary Views: 3707
A Special Meeting of the UN Security Council’s Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) was conducted in India in October this year. It was led by the External Affairs Minister, Dr S. Jaishankar, on India’s behalf, where he emphasized the increasing usage of emerging technologies, especially social media, for furthering terrorism.

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Counter-Terrorism Committee , Influence Operations , Information Warfare , Jamaat-e-Islami , Kashmir , Militancy , Pakistan , Social Media , Terrorism , United Nations

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